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The symbolic model for algebra : functions and mechanisms [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The symbolic mode of reasoning in algebra, as it emerged during the sixteenth century, can be considered as a form of model-based reasoning. In this paper we will discuss the functions and mechanisms of this model and show how the model relates to its ...
A. Heeffer   +6 more
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The Relevance of Apology to Reparations for Historical Injustice

open access: yesJournal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article explains the centrality of apology to an adequate account of reparations. I look in depth at what goes on in apology. As I have previously argued, apology is an expressive action through which we seek to mark adequately the significance of our own wrongdoing. I claim that apology so understood is not merely ornamental.
Christopher Bennett
wiley   +1 more source

Simbolisme: ’n poging tot deflniering

open access: yesLiterator, 1990
In this article an attempt is made to establish a framework within which one can define or describe Symbolism as a literary phenomenon. As is the case with most literary movements one cannot reach a final definition or conclusion on Symbolism because it ...
J. van der Elst
doaj   +1 more source

Using body mapping to explore perceptions of resilience with 7–12‐year‐old Muslim children in East London: A qualitative study

open access: yesJCPP Advances, EarlyView.
This study explored resilience in Black and South Asian Muslim children aged 7–12 in East London, an underrepresented group affected by deprivation and discrimination. Using body mapping, children depicted resilience as personal strength and described the importance of support systems.
Aisling Murray   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Feminine Sacred: An Ontosociology of Woman as a Symbol

open access: yesReligions
In contemporary development, feminism is divided into two major trends, that of difference and that of equality. The former tends to rely more on ontology and religious symbolism, and the latter on sociology and political praxis.
Jacinto Choza
doaj   +1 more source

The Emergence of Symbolic Algebra as a Shift in Predominant Models [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Historians of science find it difficult to pinpoint to an exact period in which symbolic algebra came into existence. This can be explained partly because the historical process leading to this breakthrough in mathematics has been a complex and diffuse ...
Heeffer, Albrecht
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On the Transformative Nature of Luxury Consumption and Consumer Well‐Being: A Systematic Literature Review and Research Agenda

open access: yesPsychology &Marketing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Consuming luxury products and services has received little systematic attention as a potential pathway to consumer well‐being, despite sporadic evidence suggesting that luxury experiences may catalyse self‐transformational processes and happiness‐related outcomes.
Solon Magrizos   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Symbolika leszczyny w polskiej kulturze ludowej. Fragment definicji kognitywnej

open access: yesAdeptus, 2014
The symbolism of hazel in Polish folk culture. A fragment of cognitive definition The article discusses the symbolism of the hazel plant which constitute a segment (one facet) of the cognitive definition of a hazel bush. The symbolism of the hazel is a
Olga Kielak
doaj   +1 more source

Where Have All the Symbols Gone?: A Study of Sufis and Sufi Symbolism in Ottoman Miniature Paintings

open access: yes, 2013
Ottoman miniature paintings represent some of the best preserved and documented works of Islamic art still extant. They differ critically from other forms of miniature painting, such as Persian miniature painting, by not representing Sufi symbolism.
Siegel, Jesse E.
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